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Coe addresses African Olympic and Paralympic Committees

9 November 2006

Sebastian Coe adressing the African National Olympic Committees and National Paralympic Committees
Sebastian Coe addressed the African National Olympic Committees and National Paralympic Committees

African athletes will be given support to train in the UK ahead of the London 2012 Games, Sebastian Coe said today.


Speaking at the Association of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Africa, Coe emphasised the benefits of recently-announced grants of up to £26,000, enabling them to use accredited Pre-Game Training Camp facilities across the UK.

Sebastian Coe said: “We know that many athletes will not have experienced life in the UK before and the training camps initiative will help to give them the chance to acclimatise and to perform at their best.”

Coe also outlined the progress made so far for London 2012, highlighting the new model of designing venues that can be resized after the Games, which could help bring the Games to Africa.

“This is an approach that will help to render the construction of large scale, costly permanent and under-used stadia a thing of the past and make it possible to stage major events in a greater number of potential host cities and countries,” he said.

9 November 2006